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Just checked Cabela's two days ago, will check again in a few more days.

Thanks! Virgil B.

I check 4-5 times a days. Websites post stuff and within an couple of hours they are gone. I use 3 different ammo search engines. It doesn’t last long once it’s posted. Good luck.

Was in Cabela's yesterday and they had .410 "in stock"

They only had AA 2-1/2" #9 shot, but better than nothing!

Got two boxes!

Virgil B.

Yeah, can’t be to picky these days. I usually like to shoot 115gr 9mm. But have been grabbing whatever I see.

when you get your 28ga, go one eisle over and get a mec600jr while youre at it. reloading will save you tons of money with 28ga.

Exactly. The simple MEC is the way to go.

DF

Thanks for the tips on a reloading tool!

Now, All I "need" is a 28 gauge shotgun to go with it!

Being retired, I have to "budget" money for new shotgun for a while.

Virgil B.

i'll sell ya my model 12 for 10 grand. just lmk!

+1

Went back to Cabela's yesterday, and they had .410 slug loads!

Bought the last tow boxes they had.

Now, I need to shoot some on paper to see how they work.

Virgil B.

Don't know if its your thing but you can get the 410 in a handgun too.

+1 on a Mec 600. I’ve got one set up for 3” 410 shells.

I agree with the above statement. 28 gauge much better as a hunting shotgun.

I really enjoy .410s but the 28 is closer to a 20 than .410. I have a 28/410 Beretta 682 2-barrel set. Switching to .410 barrels from 28 probably costs me 30 targets out of 100 at our local sporting clays course.

To me, a 28 gauge is to the 20 gauge what the 16 gauge is to the 12 gauge. For all intents and purposes, it is just as effective at clays or on game. You are right about ammo availability as well. Even during these times, i have no trouble finding Winchester AA in 28.

Never understood the allure of a .410 bore, but that's just me.

I've got both and mostly use them for shooting training birds over my dog's. Haven't found much in the way of wild birds in central Oregon in years! Shooting pigeons fr them I don't see a lot of difference in the two. In the 410 I shoot 3" shells for the extra shot, have never shot at a bird with 2 1/2" shells. You know which's one's the best? The ne you shoot best. Think about it if you were 12 yrs old and dad got you a 410 and it's all you ever had to shoot, you'd learn to shoot it well or simply quit shooting. Read a story about Pres. Eisenhauer some time back and it claimed on quail hunt's all he'd shoot was a 410. In fact the writer was pretty sure he could wipe anyone's eye with it. Before I got my new 28ga, all I carried hunting was another 28ga and every other trip that 410. Ya don't have to worry about wearing a gun out hunting birds in central Oregon!

28 gauge hands down

has anyone tried the 3" 28 gauge shells

Since getting a .410 in a BPS, I decided I NEEDED a 28 gauge also!

So, I have my 12 gauge 870 Tactical on consignment at a local shop, and am in the "looking' mode for a 28 gauge now.

Can't decide whether I want an auto or another pump?

Virgil B.

When I bought a sporting 28 for my wife. My hunting partners told me how expensive the 28 was to shoot. I immediately bought her a case of shells. And told them if she was fortunate enough to shoot that many at quail , I would be happy to buy some more. Hasbeen